The Doctor of Social Science (DSocSci, SScD or DSS) degree is the highest degree offered by some universities in the field of social sciences, for which other universities confer a Ph.D.

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Like the PhD, it is recognized^[1] as a terminal research degree that requires a substantial original thesis.

In North America, the only universities to offer a Doctor of Social Science are Royal Roads University in British Columbia, Canada, and Wilmington University in New Castle, Delaware, United States.

Provided by the National University of Luján^[2][3]

Provided by the University of Queensland^[4]

Provided by the University of Sydney^[5]

Provided by Royal Roads University^[6]

Provided by the University of Tampere^[7]

Provided by the Pontifical Gregorian University.

Provided by the University of Hong Kong.^[8]

The DSocSci is offered as a full-time qualification by:

• University College Cork^[9]
• Maynooth University^[10]

• Formerly Offered by The New School for Social Research, but abolished
• Wilmington University,^[11] New Castle, Delaware
• The American University of Business and Social Sciences (AUBSS), California

The DSocSci is offered as a full-time or part-time qualification by:

• Formerly offered by the University of Bristol, but abolished.
• The University of Leicester^[12]
• The Queen's University Belfast^[13]